Chapter 11 Summary Cardiovascular System Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a collective term for various diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The leading cause of death in the United States because it affects nearly 83 million Americans. This disease is due to the way of our life mostly. Millions of Americans smoke‚ are overweight‚ have uncontrolled high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels‚ and they don’t even know the signs of CVD. Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease that
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Super shake 1 x T2 ice tea container 1 x green tea 1 x frozen blue berries 1 x vital greens (brand phyto-nutrient superfood) 1 x Chia seeds 1 x Cacao powder 1 x Udo’s oil blend 1 x raw oats 1 x Pure Nutrition protein powder Most of the ingredients you should be able to get at that health food store we talked about. You may have to order the UDO’s oil; UDO’S 3-6-9 oil blend 500 Ml http://ntphealthproducts.com.au/cart/Udo-s-Oil-and-Udo-s-Choice-products/ Instructions 1. Infuse
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Pathophysiology - Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension 1. When the nurse explains the lab results to the patient‚ she will most likely provide the following information: Cholesterol is a soft‚ waxy substance that is found in the fats in your blood. It is produced in the liver and carried through your blood attached to proteins called lipoproteins. Cholesterol is essential for normal body function‚ however‚ if your cholesterol is too high it can increase your risk of heart disease. A blood test
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Dairy products and metabolic effects in overweight men and women: results from a 6-mo intervention study Slide 1 The objective was to investigate the effects of an increased intake of dairy products on factors related to the metabolic syndrome in individuals with a habitually low intake. Slide 2 Subjects * 121 individuals (80 women and 41 men) * Healthy males or postmenopausal women (30-65 years) * Had to be low habitual consumers of dairy products ( 2 or less products daily)
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Semegne Minas Grade 9 7/4/2012 Lemon Trifle Lemon Trifle is a dessert eaten by a lot of people due to its flawless taste and long lasting appearance. Like all desserts‚ lemon trifle contains fruits and fats which attract many people towards it; however people haven’t noticed the negative effects of this wonderful dessert that might harm them leaving them to become patients for the rest of their lives. The combination of fruits and fats together might look healthy‚ but many cafés and bakeries
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Advantages of dark chocolate I have a great news for those people who just love to eat chocolates‚ especially dark chocolate. According to several researches conducted on dark chocolate‚ it is proved that there are so many health benefits of eating dark chocolate in a moderate amount. Please note‚ only dark chocolate is beneficial for health not white‚ semi-sweet‚ milk or any other type of chocolate. Here‚ I have listed some crucial advantages of eating dark chocolate: Instant source of energy
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63-YEAR OLD MAN WITH HYPERTENSION You have been diagnosed with hypertension‚ which is commonly known as high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the blood vessel walls. So with high blood pressure the arteries have constant raised blood pressure. Every time your heart beats it pumps blood to the whole body through the arteries. The higher your blood pressure is the harder your heart has to pump. Hypertension may be caused by many things but some examples are smoking
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This is a paper based on cardiovascular diseases and its burden around the world‚ I will describe briefly the impact that lack of exercise and a poor diet can do to raise the statistics on CVD around the world. Each year goes by heart disease is at the top of the list of not only the country‚ but the world most serious health problems that in fact will lead to death. INTER-HEART is a case control study of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) that was initially designated to assess the major modifiable
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Cardiovascular Disease Information “Cardiovascular disease is the commonest chronic illness in our society‚ and I think in the world” (Lewis‚ 2013). Many people suffer from cardiovascular disease there are times where it is too late to do anything about it. Suzanne Hughes‚ MSN‚ RN states that some risks factors of cardiovascular disease that we cannot change are “being a man early in life and our family history”. Some other causes of cardiovascular disease that can be prevented are the type of
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What causes cancer? Cancer is ultimately the result of cells that uncontrollably grow and do not die. Normal cells in the body follow an orderly path of growth‚ division‚ and death. Programmed cell death is called apoptosis‚ and when this process breaks down‚ cancer begins to form. Unlike regular cells‚ cancer cells do not experience programmatic death and instead continue to grow and divide. This leads to a mass of abnormal cells that grows out of control. How can cancer be prevented? Cancers
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